33 People Having Their Patience (and Resilience) Tested by Life

Nathan Johnson Published 04/23/2024 in wtf

A bad day can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time, and typically with little to no warning. Even if you're having a great day, minding your own business, and enjoying yourself, disaster can be lurking just around the corner, waiting for the perfect moment (i.e. the worst possible time) to strike.

So check out this collection of pour souls who discovered that there are moments and instances when life simply decides to try you, and there's not much we can do but grin and bear it.

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1.
Cleaned my glasses too hard. Am at work, don’t have a spare pair.
2.
“Finally got allergy testing at 28 years old… this explains a lot.”
3.
“The leg room at Carnegie Hall”
4.
my attempt at macarons. never baked something that didn’t come from a box lol
5.
Came home for a week to help my parents out with some yard work. Turns out, I don’t know what poison ivy looks like.
6.
“Pepper spilled. Now I’m having pepper with a side of sunnyside eggs.”
7.
What my gf made me for dinner
8.
My dads white feet and tanned legs. He wears the same shoes everyday
9.
My instrument after a flight. Thanks Southwest.
10.
There was an attempt to shoot some sweet archery video.
11.
After numerous failed projects, finally a success. A slipper that would fit an elephant. Now I just have to acquire an elephant.
12.
The roof in my apartment collapsed due to rain, but the latex paint caught the drywall
13.
I guess they won’t be driving anywhere anytime soon, seen outside my sons flat.
14.
I tried baking a hedgehog cake for my mother’s birthday… It turned out so bad
15.
Got given a measuring tape without measurements
16.
My dog chewed through the gift card I just received on Christmas.
17.
Waited all summer to cut open this watermelon I grew in my yard.
18.
“A generous tip for someone working at a restaurant.”
19.
“Meet Bonnie, our 3 month old Collie. During the night she discovered a can of blue paint with a loose lid. We call this her ‘Blue Period’ since she is obviously going through some artistic phase. (The Chinese rug cost nearly $6,000.)”
20.
“Just bit into a slim jim before fully opening it…”
21.
22.
23.
“Ripped my pants at work. On my birthday. My coworkers assured me it was “not that noticeable”.”
24.
“I knew I had saved some pizza for later somewhere..”
25.
“Cut off on the freeway and had to break hard. There goes $220 spent on two highly allocated bottles of Weller (SR & Antique 107) for my boyfriend’s birthday.”
26.
“My wife said she heard a noise in the laundry room.”
27.
“I fell down the stairs the 2nd time this week, this time fell back on my spine, lost my dinner and made a hole in the wall. there goes my deposit.”
28.
“My son had never been to a mall, and kept saying he wanted to see one. I finally decided to take him.”
29.
The water at my Aunts work in, you guessed it, Florida
30.
“I just wanted some coffee.”
31.
“Imagine working a 10hr shift, going home excited to cook dinner, just to find your roommate has done nothing at all the entire day.”
32.
33.
My cat has declared a war on Christmas

1.
Cleaned my glasses too hard. Am at work, don’t have a spare pair.
2.
“Finally got allergy testing at 28 years old… this explains a lot.”
3.
“The leg room at Carnegie Hall”
4.
my attempt at macarons. never baked something that didn’t come from a box lol
5.
Came home for a week to help my parents out with some yard work. Turns out, I don’t know what poison ivy looks like.
6.
“Pepper spilled. Now I’m having pepper with a side of sunnyside eggs.”
7.
What my gf made me for dinner
8.
My dads white feet and tanned legs. He wears the same shoes everyday
9.
My instrument after a flight. Thanks Southwest.
10.
There was an attempt to shoot some sweet archery video.
11.
After numerous failed projects, finally a success. A slipper that would fit an elephant. Now I just have to acquire an elephant.
12.
The roof in my apartment collapsed due to rain, but the latex paint caught the drywall
13.
I guess they won’t be driving anywhere anytime soon, seen outside my sons flat.
14.
I tried baking a hedgehog cake for my mother’s birthday… It turned out so bad
15.
Got given a measuring tape without measurements
16.
My dog chewed through the gift card I just received on Christmas.
17.
Waited all summer to cut open this watermelon I grew in my yard.
18.
“A generous tip for someone working at a restaurant.”
19.
“Meet Bonnie, our 3 month old Collie. During the night she discovered a can of blue paint with a loose lid. We call this her ‘Blue Period’ since she is obviously going through some artistic phase. (The Chinese rug cost nearly $6,000.)”
20.
“Just bit into a slim jim before fully opening it…”
21.
22.
23.
“Ripped my pants at work. On my birthday. My coworkers assured me it was “not that noticeable”.”
24.
“I knew I had saved some pizza for later somewhere..”
25.
“Cut off on the freeway and had to break hard. There goes $220 spent on two highly allocated bottles of Weller (SR & Antique 107) for my boyfriend’s birthday.”
26.
“My wife said she heard a noise in the laundry room.”
27.
“I fell down the stairs the 2nd time this week, this time fell back on my spine, lost my dinner and made a hole in the wall. there goes my deposit.”
28.
“My son had never been to a mall, and kept saying he wanted to see one. I finally decided to take him.”
29.
The water at my Aunts work in, you guessed it, Florida
30.
“I just wanted some coffee.”
31.
“Imagine working a 10hr shift, going home excited to cook dinner, just to find your roommate has done nothing at all the entire day.”
32.
33.
My cat has declared a war on Christmas